Tony “Zeklè” Luis to fight for regional championship in Jen 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Kazino
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.. – The thrill of championship professional boxing is returning to Niagara Falls, NY. Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and Greg Cohen Promotions (produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), in compliance with the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, announced today that an installment of the popular “Chanpyona boksè sou CBS Espò Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Vandredi, Jen 26.
The night’s card is being dubbed the Sully Huff Invitational, in memory of Stanley “Sully” Huff, a successful boxer from the Seneca Nation of Indians, ki moun ki te pase lwen nan 2014 a laj de 84. Huff was a Courier-Express Golden Gloves champion in 1950 and later founded the Iroquois Boxing Club. He also served in the United States Army during the Korean War, earning the rank of Sergeant, and later was elected to serve on the Seneca Nation of Indians Tribal Council.
In the night’s televised 10-round main event, Canada’s popular, world-rated and fast-rising lightweight star Tony “Zeklè” Luis (19-3, 7 Ko) will fight for a regional championship against an opponent TBA. This past weekend, Luis dropped a controversial decision to Derry Mathews in Liverpool, Angletè (38-9-2, 20Ko), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Nan televize ko-karakteristik nan, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- ak IBF # 11-rated “Siklòn” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Ko), of Australia, via Kildare, Iland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Ko) of Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big ti bebe” Miller (12-0-1, 10 Ko) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Tikè pou “Chanpyona boksè sou CBS Espò Network” kòmanse nan $35 and go on sale on Mèkredi, Avril 22 at Noon. Tickets are available at select Seneca Resorts & Casinos retail outlets, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at800-745-3000.
“Speed, energy, aksyon, eksitasyon, and entertainment are the hallmarks of any visit to Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and exactly what our guests will enjoy with this world-class professional boxing card,” said Audrey Oswell, chief operating officer, Seneca Gaming Corporation. “We are happy to once again bring an incredible display of athletic competition to Western New York.”
Before the highly debatable decision loss for the world championship in mid-April, the 27-year-old Tony Luis, soti nan Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Rated Karl “Dinamit” Dargan in January. Lè sa a, sou Fevriye 20, li menm ansanm ak fiyanse Manon Latulippe akeyi nesans lan nan premye pitit yo, yon pitit gason yo te rele Miguel. Luis se rated #11 nan mond lan pa WBA a ak #14 pa IBF a.
30-ane-fin vye granmoun Dennis Hogan te yon kat-tan chanpyon nasyonal amatè ak plis pase 150 batay nan Kildare natif natal li, Iland. Li kounye a ap viv ak tren nan Queensland, Ostrali. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Nan kat ane pro karyè li, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland Eta Middleweight ak Ostralyen Middleweight chanpyona.
Kenny Abril, a 30-year-old southpaw, started boxing at age seven and had 120 amateur bouts before turning professional in 2003. He has faced several undefeated and top contenders, scoring a late-2012 victory over heavily decorated veteran Dennis Laurente, which is still Laurente’s only loss in the last nine years.
Prior to boxing professionally, 26-year-old Jarrell Miller had a three-year, undefeated (18-0) kickboxing and MMA career. As a boxer, he was a New York Golden Gloves finalist and has worked as chief sparring partner for both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.
“I’m excited to be helping bring nationally televised championship boxing to a world-class venue such as the Seneca Niagara Resort & Kazino,” di pwomotè Greg Cohen. “Tony Luis has a huge fan following in his nearby native Canada. His supporters will be out in force to watch. Kenny Abril is from nearby Rochester, New York and he’ll have a giant following in attendance as well. On the undercard will be several local favorites in exciting match-ups. I’m proud to be part of this great event and the resurgence of televised professional boxing.”
Several other exciting match-ups will be announced soon.
The event is being conducted under the rules and regulations of the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, whose members are Scott Snyder, Sean Crane, and Justin Schapp.
“We look forward to welcoming the boxers and their teams to Seneca territory,” Commissioner Snyder said. “As a Commission, our primary focus is to ensure the safety and well-being of the fighters who will be competing at Seneca Niagara. We will be working with the fighters, promoters and everyone involved to ensure that we have a safe and enjoyable evening of sports entertainment.”
Sou Greg Cohen Pwomosyon
Youn nan premye minis ekip pwomosyon boksè a, Greg Cohen Pwomosyon (GCP) se yon non ki byen respekte pou rasanbleman mond-klas pwofesyonèl evènman boksè ak fè pwomosyon elit avyon de gè pwofesyonèl nan tout mond lan.
Fondatè ak CEO Greg Cohen te patisipe ak pwofesyonèl boksè nan divès kapasite depi fen ane 1980 yo, onin navèt l 'yo ak etabli tèt li kòm yon malen entènasyonal boksè bizismann.
Distenge pa kapasite l 'yo tach epi devlope talan anvan tout koreksyon, Cohen te fè gwo tit pou gidans ekspè li nan, nan mitan anpil lòt moun, ansyen WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “Pa gen dout” Trout, ki Cohen te ede gid soti nan Unknown New Mexico Prospect nan elit peye-chak-view sipèsta nivo.
Anplis de sa nan Trout, Greg Cohen Pwomosyon te travay ak etabli non tankou ansyen chanpyon inifye ak de-tan pwa loud Hasim “Rock nan” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Ko); ak tout tan-gwo miltip-pwa chanpyon nan lemonn klas James “Limyè Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Ko).
Mond-rated konkiran Kouran nan lis la gen ladan GCP Arash Usmanee, inivèsèl rekonèt kòm yon tèt-10 super plum; ansyen WBA Entènasyonal Middleweight Champion ak mond-rated contender middleweight Jarrod Fletcher; tèt-rated plum Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Kanadyen ewo aksyon lejè ak televizyon Tony Luis, ak WBA ak senk-tan Ilandè Nasyonal Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; epi l ap monte sansasyon wèltèr Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Pwomosyon te òganize boksè mond-klas evènman nan avni yo pi rafine nan tout peyi Etazini an ak mond lan ak te gen tou ak fyète bay talan ak / oswa kontni pou plizyè rezo televizyon ki gen ladan HBO, Chotim, ESPN, NBC Espò Network, MSG ak FOX Espò Net.
